Humboldt Street & Richardson Street

Humboldt Street and Richardson Street meet at a four-way crossing in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Brooklyn corner. Cooper Park Community Center is 1,160 feet away. The nearest subway, Graham Av, is about eight minutes on foot, for the L. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, four of them religious buildings, and 22 places to eat. About 1,900 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. NYC Parks records 59 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Safety record
2 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Graham Av
0.4 miles · 8 min on foot · L
Nearest bus stop
580 feet
Graham Av/Richardson St · B43
Within a walk
8 places
4 religious buildings, 1 community center and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Humboldt Street & Richardson Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Graham Av, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.

  1. Graham Av L
    0.4 miles
    L

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. L …
Outbound
1 line
  1. L …

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Graham Av/Richardson St, 580 feet away, for the B43.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Graham Av/Richardson St B43 · Shelter
    580 feet
    B43
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. B43 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 19 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 6 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Richardson St & N Henry St 25 docks in all
    330 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway westbound at Meeker Avenue & Graham Avenue at Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, 1,320 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 65 Kingsland Avenue Gas station
    1,230 feet
  2. 444 Graham Avenue Charging for electric cars, 12 Level 2 chargers
    900 feet
  3. 1074 Grand Street Fast charging for electric cars
    0.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported seven crashes at this corner, the median for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 2 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Accessible pedestrian signal, January 2024

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11222
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 1
City Council district
34
Police precinct
94
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
East Williamsburg
Elevation
21 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 1,900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 14 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 59 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 25 signs on these blocks
  • 5 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2014 and May 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Humboldt Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Humboldt Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

North side of Richardson Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of Richardson Street

  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Romanesque Revival, and built between 1891 and 1892.

  1. 19th Police Precinct Station House and Stable Designated landmark
    360 feet

Parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eight public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 religious buildings
  • 1 community center
  • 1 garden
  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 playground

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Lentol Garden
    660 feet
  2. Frost Playground
    1,280 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Cecilias Church House of worship
    660 feet
  2. St Francis of Paola Church House of worship
    1,280 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Cooper Park Community Center
    1,160 feet
  2. Older adult center at 288 Frost Street Older adult center
    1,260 feet

Supermarkets

  1. City Fresh Market Supermarket
    1,240 feet
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Met Foodmarkets Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 22 places to eat and eight food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 19 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Humboldt Street or Richardson Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.